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The West Africa Election Observation Network (WAEON) has been following with keen interest, the developments in Liberia on the aftermath of the declaration of the results of the October 10, 2017 polls by the National Election Commission (NEC).
The final declared results by NEC indicated that the two leading presidential candidates, George Weah of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) and J...

The West Africa Election Observation Network (WAEON) wishes to commend the people of Liberia for a peaceful polling day process for the election of a President and Members of the House of Representatives on October 10, 2017. On the whole, the polling day seems to have been smooth without any threats to the peace and security of Liberia, in spite of few lapses experienced during the election which ...

The domestic elections observer group in Liberia, the Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC) deployed 2,170 trained and accredited observers including 170 mobile observers and 2,000 polling place observers deployed in all 73 districts. Of the 2,000 observers, 832 are systematically deployed as Rapid Response Observers, 498 of which are deployed based on a proportional distribution by district. Thi...

The domestic elections observer group in Liberia, the Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC) deployed 2,170 trained and accredited observers including 170 mobile observers and 2,000 polling place observers deployed in all 73 districts. This preliminary statement is based on reports that the Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC) has received from 496 out of 498 Rapid Response Observers deployed to...

This preliminary statement is offered by the National Democratic Institute's (NDI) election observer delegation for Liberia's 2017 presidential and legislative elections. The purpose of the mission is to support Liberia's efforts to conduct peaceful, credible polls; impartially and accurately assess the electoral process to date; and offer recommendations to improve future elections. In partnershi...

The people of Liberia on October 10, 2017 will go to the polls to elect a President and Members
of the House of Representatives. These elections will mark the third since the civil war ended in
2003 and the subsequent transition to multi-party democratic form of governance. Also worthy of
note is the fact that these elections will be the first after the war that is managed and conducted
mainly...

There is an training opportunity for International Observers. Open and legitimate elections are at the basis of both sustainable development and effective democracy. Actions supporting the right to participate in genuine elections can play a major role in sustaining peace, security and conflict prevention. This support takes the form of electoral assistance projects and election observation missio...

As part of the collaboration with the Washington DC based National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) for the upcoming October 10, 2017 Presidential and Legislative Elections in Liberia, we are seeking four (4) qualified persons to be recruited from members of the West African Election Observation Network (WAEON) for deployment as Short-Term Observers (STOs). STOs are expected to...

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WAEON collaborates with NDI in the Liberian 2017 Elections

The West Africa Election Observers Network (WAEON) is collaborating with the Washington DC-based National Democratic Institute (NDI) to participate in the upcoming general elections in Liberia, scheduled for October 10, 2017. Through NDI, WAEON will contribute to NDI International Observation Mission for the elections.